"Bayonne is a very good team and they kicked our butts for three quarters," said Union City coach Wil Valdez, "but that's why you play four quarters."

Boyd, a sophomore linebacker, snuffed out the potential game-tying two-point conversion with 10 seconds remaining, as he stood up Bayonne (1-2) quarterback Chris Wright in the open field and booked Union City's second win in a row.

"It was a real good feeling. I played my whole heart out," Boyd said. "It's the word trust, our coach put that word trust in us."

Union City found itself trailing 20-6 after Bayonne running back Ceaon Marlin (21 carries, 136 yards) scored his third touchdown of the night with 9:30 remaining.Enter Diaz-Mays.

Upon getting the ball back, the three-year starter completed his first and only pass of the night -- a 23-yard hook-up with Jonathan Castellano. Despite an otherwise quiet night inside the pocket, Diaz-Mays relied on his legs to make several critical plays during the fourth-quarter rally. He finished with 78 yards on seven carries.

Following Castellano's reception, the senior quarterback broke off a 16-yard run followed immediately by a 34-yard touchdown sprint down the right sideline. Diaz-Mays then found Ralph Colindres (eight carries, 107 yards) on the two-point conversion to pull Union City to within 20-14.

The comeback was on -- again.

Lorenzo Rodriguez recovered Union City's onside kick on the ensuing kickoff, giving Diaz-Mays yet another opportunity to march his team down the field. The 6-foot-3 signal caller would answer the bell once more, this time on a fourth-and-10 at the Bayonne 19-yard line. Pressure came fast, forcing Diaz-Mays to scramble deep into his own backfield, but he evaded the oncoming rush and managed a 10-yard sprint down the right sideline for a game-saving first down.

"Very similar situation, and again we depended on our senior quarterback," Valdez said, pointing to last week's epic 33-27 victory over North Bergen. That game, Diaz-Mays scored the game-tying touchdown with three seconds remaining in regulation, followed by a game-winning score in overtime.

Nawell Rojas punched in a two-yard touchdown two plays after Diaz-Mays' fourth down scramble last night. The point after was blocked, but the score stood knotted at 20-apiece.

Following Rojas' score, the Soaring Eagles defense would step up and force Bayonne to punt from its 32-yard line. But instead of a high arcing kick, Castellano snagged a line drive punt out of the air at the Bees' 40-yard line and ran back 39 yards, coming up just short of pay dirt.

Rojas plunged into the end zone on the next play and then punched in the two-point conversion, as Union City took its first lead since Colindres' 65-yard touchdown run on the second play of the game.

But the victory had not been sealed yet. Wright (4 of 12, 64 yards) would then engineer a six-play scoring drive, capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run. But on the two-point conversion, Boyd came through with the game-clinching stop.